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χράομαι

To use

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χράομαι G5530
Pronunciation chráomai

What does χράομαι (chráomai) mean in the Bible?

χράομαι (chráomai) is a Greek word meaning "to use". χράομαι, χρῶμαι (χρή), [in LXX for עָשָׂה, etc.

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Meaning

to use
Extended definition

(χρή), [in LXX for עָשָׂה, etc. ;] to use, make use of: with dative (cf. M, Pr., 64, 158), Act.27:17, 1Co.9:12 9:15, 1Ti.1:8 5:23; μᾶλλον χρῆσαι (i.e. the opportunity; see M, Pr., 247), 1Co.7:21; as some­times in late writers (cf. M, Pr., 64; Lft., Notes, 233), with accusative, 1Co.7:31; of feelings, etc., to exercise, shew: 2Co.1:17 3:12; with adv., ἀποτόμως, to deal sharply, 2Co.13:10; with dative of person(s) (cl.), to treat, deal with, Act.27:3.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Imperfect Present Perfect
Voices
Middle
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Aorist Middle Acts 27:3 1×
Present Middle 1 Cor 7:31 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Aorist Middle 1 Cor 9:12 · 2 Cor 1:17 2×
Imperfect Middle Acts 27:17 1×
Perfect Middle 1 Cor 9:15 1×
Present Middle 2 Cor 3:12 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Middle 1 Cor 7:21 1×
Present Middle 1 Tim 5:23 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Middle 2 Cor 13:10 1×
Present Middle 1 Tim 1:8 1×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 1 resultant 1 imperative 2 background 1 subjunctive 2 participle 2
Tense
aorist 5 present 4 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 11
Mood
indicative 5 imperative 2 participle 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 27:17 ἐχρῶντο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 27:3 χρησάμενος aorist middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:21 χρῆσαι aorist middle imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 7:31 χρώμενοι present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 9:12 ἐχρησάμεθα aorist middle indicative completed 1 Corinthians 9:15 κέχρημαι perfect middle indicative resultant 2 Corinthians 1:17 ἐχρησάμην aorist middle indicative completed 2 Corinthians 3:12 χρώμεθα present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 13:10 χρήσωμαι aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 1:8 χρῆται present middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 5:23 χρῶ present middle imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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